Bringing in Bliss for 2026

Don’t get me wrong, I white knuckled my way through 2025 with the rest of you. My saving grace: Dropping into Flow States, Microdosing Psychoactive Substances and doing what I LOVE.

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In 2025 my Spotify age was 74. I chose to move through life like I was 24 so that is how I feel. 🌈🧡

Whew! I finished the year with all six kids and their mates employed and progressing forward. Last year another son married, kicking off one of the biggest indicators of happiness and success, especially for boys.

The youngest of our six transitioned into 2026 with top surgery in a political climate that was hostile and unforgiving. They did so with the support of a loving life partner, a relationship it took me decades to figure out.

Once I did, it was life changing.  I was able to focus on bliss and longevity. We built companies while prioritizing pleasure, fitness and creativity.

I have spent years straddling the sexual wellness and cannabis industries while pushing back on the shame and stigma that comes with censorship, fear mongering and prohibition.

My partner and team focused on driving smart, lean retail and brand operations in an industry gasping for breath only to have the oxygen masks drop at the 11th hour with cannabis's prospective move to Schedule III.

The Ying to My Yang

The Ying to my Yang and Water to my Trees, I move through life with a partner who lets me walk ahead while always having my back.

Despite the uncertainty and chaos around us we prioritized daily oOrgasmic pleasure. We make time to FLOW while helping companies we are passionate about prosper and grow.

Like so many, we white knuckled our way through 2025. The plane was crashing. The world felt more uncertain and crazy than I could have imagined in November 2024.

For the last 15 years my world revolved around the cannabis industry.  Just as the bubble burst we were thrown a lifeline offering a glimpse of hope and validation while dangling reprieve from 280E, a crippling tax code permitting zero standard deductions for licensed cannabis retailers.

While the move from Schedule I to III absolutely falls short of what is needed to dismantle prohibition and the ‘War on Drugs’ this path to normalize and destigmatize mind altering substances gave cannabis and ancillary industries a quick shot of adrenaline.

This includes my company, Water + Trees, which continues to help brands and cannabis retailers build dispensaries from Soup to Nuts while delivering social equity applicants the infrastructure and tools to operate successfully.

Change in the Air

It’s time to pivot my friends!

As alcohol follows in cigarettes footsteps and the younger generations choose psychoactive drugs, social wellness events and dropping into flow states the rest of us can and will follow.

For me 2025 was about building an ecosystem that ties together fellow humans looking to prioritize pleasure, drop into flow and navigate a world with decreasing dependence on alcohol, prescription drugs and living life simply "to grind".

If you’re gonna prioritize "the grind" try keeping it between the sheets.

While the fight against censorship and prohibition has been slow and steady it is getting harder to shame and stigmatize SxX and Drugs. The train has left the station. Humans have been lied to.  Alcohol and reliance on prescription drugs have shown their true colors.

In 2026 I plan to lean into this trend and will continue to build an ecosystem that speaks out against prohibition and shame while offering tools, oOYes and education WeFloYo to help navigate a path to presence, awareness and altered states.

I will continue to question the analogy of our brains frying like egss in that egg cast iron pan. I will use my pocket book to not indulge Billionaires to be Trillionaires at the cost of equality and fairness. I will support a company culture where greed and ‘Takers’ are marginalized just as A.I. offers a reprieve to ‘the grind’ for those asking the right questions.

"The Grind" is Not Working

"The Grind" is not working. This is progress for the few and persistent stress for the majority.

Progress will come with a different relationship with time, with dropping into flow states despite the chaos.

Women are on the move just as altered states are finding cultural acceptance. Both walk a fine line in a political atmosphere looking to protect and take what is "theirs".

Human rights and sexual wellness is shifting. 45% of females ages 25 to 44 are choosing to be single and childless as males are left scrambling in their parent’s basements working out how they will survive without the companionship and assistance of women.

Women, this is not the time to isolate ourselves. As our rights are threatened and political patriarchies legislate to pull back on the last 50 years of progress we need to lock arms with other humans who understand that empowered women make the best partners.

Success is not a singular feat. It takes a team. The Billionaire class needs to give way to a culture that supports one another. Men and women must work together.  We can get there by choosing wisely how we spend our time, energy and money.

It will come with authenticity, by staying present and dropping into flow states.

Time Slows In Flow

It’s time to do what you love and welcome in Bliss, Longevity and Flow States.

In FLOW time moves differently. Moments are expanded. You gain time for creativity which inevitably leads to productivity.

Flow is a slow, gradual process. It takes practice. Once you have been there, it will be easier to return.

Tanya’s Tips: For a deeper dive check out YestoSex: I've Cracked the Code on Flow States.

With feet to the fire, what worked for you in 2025?

While a scary ride, here are my 2025 highlights:

• Finished in my best ever physical and mental shape

• Practiced daily Flow States and oOrgasmic Pleasure

• Microdosed Psychoactive Substances with Intention

• Wrote Weekly YestoSex Newsletter

• Spoke Truth to Shame and Nonsense

• Sold my Tesla for a Bicycle

• Trained for my first Triathlon

• Scaled Water + Trees and oOYes 

• Built an ecosystem for humans dialing in Flow States

• Gave Back with Saved My Life and Normalized Psychedelics

My 2026 Bucket List:

• Prioritize Pleasure

• Practice Daily Flow States

• Push Back on Shame with YestoSex rants

• Time spent fully present

• Write first book

• Share Flow tricks via TEDTalks

• Move thru Triathlon with my son

• Build Brands and Dispensaries with Water + Trees

• Scale oOYes Ecosystem with Strategic Partners

• Give Back with SavedMyLife and Normalized Psychedelics

  
  

 What’s on Your Bucket List for 2026?

🌈🧡Tanya’s Tips: Create your 2026 Bucket List. Think Big and Breathe. Time slows in Flow. Take that time, do what you love, drop in and practice.